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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuriel Leonard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
63 - 25 - 4 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
63 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard cracks Wednesday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonard throws a shot from downtown. Wednesday moves away and avoids it.
Wednesday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wednesday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Leonard there.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard lands a really nice looking cross but Wednesday seems unphased.
Wednesday gets a clinch.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Leonard stalling.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Leonard is struggling to control the position.
Wednesday avoiding damage as Leonard throws knees to the body.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Leonard - that landed with a thud.
Leonard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wednesday.
Leonard landing knees to the head.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Wednesday to work.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday trying to stall but Leonard improves his position.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Leonard.
Come on Leonard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leonard avoiding damage.
Wednesday controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leonard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday gets through Leonard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard misses with a knee to the head.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday trying to stall but Leonard improves his position.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonard's elbow.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Leonard is working for takedown but Wednesday is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Leonard is trying to maintain a safe position but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns Leonard into the cage.
Leonard is struggling to control the position.
Leonard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Leonard stalling the fight.
Leonard can't break the clinch.
Wednesday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Wednesday blocks it.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Leonard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leonard up against the cage.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Leonard as the two fighters clinch.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
Leonard is pushing Wednesday up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wednesday scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonard looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonard rushes Wednesday and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonard wants to stall.
Leonard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wednesday lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wednesday blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leonard.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wednesday is looking to control Leonard's arms but Leonard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Leonard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leonard blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wednesday or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leonard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard stalls.
Leonard can't find room to land a body shot as Wednesday controls the action.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonard looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wednesday stalling the fight.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Leonard wants the takedown. Wednesday is fighting it off but Leonard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wednesday's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a couple of elbows.
Leonard stands up over Wednesday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leonard won't allow Wednesday to sweep him here.
Leonard is stalling in the full guard.
Wednesday keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Wednesday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wednesday has his hands on Leonard's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wednesday manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Leonard. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Leonard is controlling Wednesday's posture.
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wednesday wants to get up but he can't break Leonard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leonard pulls Wednesday in to control the position.
Wednesday wants to pass the guard but Leonard is keeping the position.
Leonard managing to control the position.
Wednesday throws an elbow that misses. Leonard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wednesday's guard. Nice move by Leonard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wednesday is pulling down on Leonard's head to control his posture.
Wednesday looking to control.
Wednesday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leonard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wednesday tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Wednesday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Wednesday.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leonard dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Wednesday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leonard manages to circle out of the way.
Leonard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wednesday darts in and clinches Leonard up against the cage.
Leonard cracks Wednesday with a nice body shot.
Leonard effectively controlling the action here.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonard controls his hands.
Leonard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonard working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wednesday blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Leonard.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonard.
Wednesday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard is trying to stall.
Leonard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Leonard.
Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Leonard.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wednesday avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Wednesday.
Leonard is trying to break free.
Leonard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wednesday tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Leonard.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard stalls.
Leonard taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday slows down the pace here.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wednesday trying to control the position but instead, Leonard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wednesday into the cage.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Wednesday blocks it.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
Leonard tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard blocking some punches.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wednesday looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Leonard keeps it at a distance.
Wednesday swings widly with a right hand
letting Leonard counter with a right hand.
Leonard punishes Wednesday's body with a nice straight punch.
Wednesday defending well as Leonard loads up on a big left hand.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Wednesday clinches.
Leonard blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leonard trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonard into the cage.
Leonard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuriel Leonard.
Well Leonard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
A determined Nuriel Leonard didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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